The BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) Mobile application for iOS devices is now available at Apple’s App Store. The app enables National Library Service (NLS) patrons to download audio and Braille books, magazines and music scores directly to their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, provided they have a BARD account. NLS plans to release an app for Android devices in the near future.

It's Medicare enrollment time and we all have questions. Walgreens will be here to answer those questions, ease your mind and save you money when possible. Please join us on November 12 at 3:00 PM and bring your questions. The enrollment period ends in December.

Looking for a lively book discussion? The Canton Seniors Book Discussion Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00PM in Group Study Room A at Canton Public Library. 

January 23              Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family's Secret by Steve Luxenberg

February 27           The Closers by Michael Connelly

March 27                Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff

April 24                   The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian

May 22                     Crank by Ellen Hopkins

June 26                    The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

If you weren't able to get your Flu shot at Canton Public Library this past Tuesday, October 2 the Canton Leisure Center/Canton Seniors is holding a Flu Shot Clinic on Wednesday, October 23. Call the Canton Senior Center desk to make an appointment at 734-394-5485. Bring your Medicare and/or insurance card. Flu Shots and Pneumonia Shots are available.

The Affordable Care Act Marketplaces (Exchanges) are scheduled to open on October 1st. This is where we will go to find the best solution to our individual and family health care insurance needs. Since this is a new experience for all of us, we need a little guidance and information to be successful, thrifty and healthy. David Huntzicker of Kapnick Insurance Group will be our guide as we begin our search. David will explain the categories and the time lines we will all need to be aware of, as well as all the options available to us.
Join us on October 3 at 7:00 PM to get your questions answered.

This presentation is an explanation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and how it will affect consumers and senior health coverage today and in the future. A representative from the State of Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services with share information about the Health Insurance Marketplace. We know you have questions... come hear the answers on Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM. Please register for this program.

Monday, September 16, 8:00 AM-2:00 PM. Seniors, 55 years or older are invited to the Senior Summit 2013 at the Summit on the Park for a day filled with fun, food and knowledge. Look for the Canton Public Library's table for information on upcoming library events.

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplace starts October 1, 2013. When you apply for coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace, you’ll need to provide some information about you and your household, including income, any insurance you currently have, and some additional items. There is a checklist available at Healthcare.gov to help you assemble and organize this important information.

You can influence the Michigan Department of Transportation planning process that identifies and funds surface transportation projects across the state. The STIP lists projects MDOT is committed to over the next four years using federal funding. These projects includes both urban and non-metropolitan roads, bridges and public transit. Now is the the time to review these plans and tell MDOT what you think. View the projects online or request a printed copy by calling 517-373-9534. Deadline for public comments is September 4, 2013.

Everything begins and ends at the Kentucky Club by stories by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Salt, sugar, fat: how the food giants hooked us by Michael Moss

The sisters brothers [sound recording] by Patrick Dewitt

A curious man: the strange & brilliant life of Robert "Believe it or not" Ripley by Neal Thompson

The Confessions of Al Capone by Loren D. Estleman